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Abstract
To clarify the influence of the warm-humid climate environment on the water and salt migration (WSM) and deformation of saline soil, the climatic environment characteristics and saline soil types (sulfate saline soil) in the Hexi region of Gansu Province were taken as the background. Combined with the surface energy budget balance characteristics for the first time, the coupling change characteristics of various physical fields within the sulfate saline soil under the normal temperature, single heating effect, and warm-humid conditions were studied. Moreover, the development process of salt crust and cracks in saline soil was clarified. The results show that the single heating effect results in increased upward shortwave radiation, upward longwave radiation, and downward longwave radiation compared to the normal temperature, as well as decreased surface net radiation. Compared to the single heating effect, the warm-humid environment has little effect on upward longwave radiation, yet it reduces upward shortwave radiation and downward longwave radiation. Additionally, the single heating effect results in an overall low soil water content and conductivity, along with a high soil temperature. However, the warm-humid environment will increase the soil water content and conductivity, and reduce the shallow soil temperature. Moreover, the shallow soil temperature in the warm-humid climate environment is between the normal temperature and single heating effect. The total deformation of saline soil caused by the warm-humid environment is between the normal temperature and single heating effect. Meanwhile, the warm-humid environment will accelerate the development of salt crust and cracks of sulfate saline soil. The results can provide technical support for the engineering application and soil salinization management in salted regions under the warm-humid climate environment.
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Cold Regions Science and Technology is an international journal dealing with the science and technical problems of cold environments in both the polar regions and more temperate locations. It includes fundamental aspects of cryospheric sciences which have applications for cold regions problems as well as engineering topics which relate to the cryosphere.
Emphasis is given to applied science with broad coverage of the physical and mechanical aspects of ice (including glaciers and sea ice), snow and snow avalanches, ice-water systems, ice-bonded soils and permafrost.
Relevant aspects of Earth science, materials science, offshore and river ice engineering are also of primary interest. These include icing of ships and structures as well as trafficability in cold environments. Technological advances for cold regions in research, development, and engineering practice are relevant to the journal. Theoretical papers must include a detailed discussion of the potential application of the theory to address cold regions problems. The journal serves a wide range of specialists, providing a medium for interdisciplinary communication and a convenient source of reference.